Hail in Brimfield · Sep 15, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Brimfield that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 15, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Brimfield has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Peak hail signal
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 64 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
Evidence / storm surfaces
How Brimfield saw the hail — from two instruments
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 15, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Brimfield, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 15, 2026 sits in Brimfield's hail record.
This was Brimfield's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 33 days after the Aug 13, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Brimfield at 1.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 15, 2026 convective day was bigger than Brimfield: the same system put hail over 169 other tracked cities, 31 of them in Illinois. Nearest: Edwards (5 miles east, up to 1.25"); Peoria (9 miles southeast, up to 1.25"); Trivoli (9 miles southwest, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Brimfield storm dates on a live map — both surfaces, the reports, and a replay — and the same map is where you draw the swath. This page rebuilds nightly.
Ground reports
What people on the ground reported
These are storm reports filed with the National Weather Service and released through the NOAA Storm Prediction Center — public-domain observations from spotters, the public, and NWS surveys. We quote each one exactly as filed.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Brimfield. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Brimfield roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$19M
Potential roof exposure — 1,583 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 8 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$120K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,583 homes in this footprint at the average $15,000 roof job. Illustrative math, not a projection — your results depend on your outreach and how the market responds.
Claim window
September 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around September 2028 — the window to reach these homeowners while it's still open. Deadlines vary by policy and state.
Names and phones for every home in the footprint: at most $332 on top of the $150 plan.
Brimfield hail history
Other storms in Brimfield.
Estimated-size surface Aug 13, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 17, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 2, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
0.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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